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The “hate crime” firebomber in Queens has confessed, but officials are still being coy about ethnic \/ religious identity and citizenship status.<\/p>\n
The trigger seems to have been the firebomber was accused of shoplifting starbucks bottles from a bodega. \u00a0For those not familiar with the concept, a bodega is a small store that sells food and other things in really really dangerous neighborhoods. \u00a0Typically, the cashiers are in a locked room behind bullet proof glass. \u00a0 They usually are run by immigrants and used by poor people who don’t have access to better places to shop.<\/p>\n
The bomber threatened the owner and that was one of the places he firebombed. \u00a0 He them bombed other places which he had a grievance with – a Muslim community center and a Hinducultural center.<\/p>\n
Don’t rush to a conclusion that he is anti-Muslim.<\/p>\n
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http:\/\/queenscourier.com\/2012\/update-hate-crime-suspect-confesses-to-molotov-cocktail-attacks\/ The “hate crime” firebomber in Queens has confessed, but officials are still being coy about ethnic \/ religious identity and citizenship status. The trigger seems to have been the firebomber was accused of shoplifting starbucks bottles from a bodega. … Continue reading